Unicru Acquires Technology Leaders Guru and Xperius
Acquisitions Enable Unicru to Bring Selection Science and Emphasis on Workforce Quality to New Markets
Portland, Ore - August 4, 2003 - Unicru, Inc. today announced it has completed the separate acquisitions of Xperius, Inc. and Guru Worldwide to accelerate execution of its Workforce Selection and Optimization strategy. With these acquisitions, nine of the 100 largest US employers will be using Unicru`s technology to support their recruiting, staffing and hiring needs-more than any other vendor.
Building on the value Unicru provides customers today, the extension of its Workforce Selection and Optimization strategy will increase employee quality, retention and productivity across job roles throughout the enterprise. "Unicru`s success results from our ability to apply science to align workforce selection decisions with our client`s business goals, increasing their competitiveness and decreasing cost structures," said Chris Marsh, CEO of Unicru. "The acquisition of Guru and Xperius provides us with additional expertise, clients, and state-of-the-art technology, enabling us to bring our compelling value to both field and headquarters positions in new industries and geographies."
Xperius, based in San Francisco, Calif. is the developer of a next generation talent management system built entirely using state-of-the-art Web services technology. Newly released, this system is already in production as the enterprise talent management platform for major corporations and government agencies in both the US and Europe. Xperius brings Unicru over 10 years of experience in providing recruiting technology for hundreds of corporations, business process outsourcers and staffing agencies from its prior acquisitions of Personic and CareerStream. Unicru will continue to support and provide new capabilities to existing Xperius customers.
Guru Worldwide Inc. of San Francisco, Calif., best known for its matching of freelance talent and employers, brings Unicru a team that has developed advanced technology for matching job opportunities with candidates, a critical component in the application of selection science to professional and managerial recruiting.
Guru Worldwide and Xperius Inc. are joining a financially stable company with a proven business model. By combining best of class, next generation technologies, Unicru now possesses a powerful solution to help companies achieve measurable improvements in business performance across the enterprise workforce. With these transactions, Unicru now has 200 employees, serving 360 customers in offices in San Francisco, Atlanta and London, with headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. Members of Guru and Xperius will join Unicru. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
About Unicru
Unicru is the leading provider of Workforce Selection and Optimization solutions that enable enterprises to systematically select the highest quality employees across job roles throughout the enterprise to positively impact corporate outcomes through workforce initiatives. Unicru combines scientifically-proven employee selection assessments, applicant recruitment, hiring management decision support, and complete data capture for measurement and continuous improvement of business results for enterprises including Albertsons, Microsoft, Bennigan`s, Universal Studios, Blockbuster, Marriott, CVS, Kroger, and Southeastern Freightlines. For more information, visit the company`s Web site at www.unicru.com.
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